How high can we go? Urban density, infectious versus chronic disease, and the adaptive resilience of cities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21406412 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chris Webster (0000-0002-2171-7495, University of Hong Kong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 123-130 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Town Planning Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-0020 • E-ISSN: 1478-341X |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3828/tpr.2020.67 |
| OpenAlex | W3043753872 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 8 |
Webster discusses urban density, infectious versus chronic disease, and the adaptive resilience of cities COVID-19 will not stop the inexorable trend towards larger and denser cities The human tolerance of risk in pursuit of wealth and well-being is too high for that Cities are in essence a coming together of humanity to facilitate labor specialization and economic advancement, and the pull has always been relentless and sacrificial History also shows that individuals are willing to tolerate high levels of rights infringement as the price of personal and familial advancement
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Biology · Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Development economics · Disease · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Humanity · Infectious disease (medical specialty) · Political science · Psychological resilience · Resilience (materials science) · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Health disparities and outcomes · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Virology
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Development and urbanisation during the Covid-19 pandemic
Learning from Covid-19 and planning post-pandemic cities to reduce pathogen transmission pathways
Urban form and Covid-19 cases and deaths in Greater London
Rethinking urban density, vitality and healthy environment in the post-pandemic city
The financialisation of floor space, Mumbai 1880–2015
| Citations per year | 1.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |